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creation is positive new, but the fact is unemployment in america is still way above the levels the obama white house projected when the trillion dollar stimulus bill was enacted and the ongoing intending binge has resulted in a debt that exceeding the side of our economy. take a look at this. blue represents the months president obama has been in office. since march of 2010, the private sector has added jobs every single month and the biggest loss of jobs, the ones in red, actually happened back when george bush was president. so doesn't the president deserve some credit for improving the economy? rita and michael, it seems to me that when i look at the stock market breaking all records, when i look at 236,000 new jobs and i keep thinking when are the republicans going to do what rodney dangerfield asked for, show a little respect, and what does this all mean? don't they secretly say, damn it, things are getting better? >> before the election, the in-sin stiin incentive for republicans was to down play the economy. so once the election was a pay take com pli, you'd think the incentive wo
creation is positive new, but the fact is unemployment in america is still way above the levels the obama white house projected when the trillion dollar stimulus bill was enacted and the ongoing intending binge has resulted in a debt that exceeding the side of our economy. take a look at this. blue represents the months president obama has been in office. since march of 2010, the private sector has added jobs every single month and the biggest loss of jobs, the ones in red, actually happened...
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white house confirmed on wednesday obama will attend the annual g-20 conference in st. petersburg this month but he will not meet separately with president putin in moscow. obama concluded the sides between them were too great there was no point to sitting down. something he hinted at the nice before the announcement on jay leno's "the tonight show." >> there were times when they slip back into cold war thinking and cold war mentality. what i consistently say to them and what i say to president putin is, that's the past. you know, we've got to think about the future. and there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to cooperate more effectively than we do. >> tensions between the u.s. and russia escalated at start of this month when russia granted temporary asylum to edward snowden, the former nsa contractor who disclosed secrets about america's surveillance program but other issues divide the two countries as well as president obama noted in his press conference on friday. >> i think the latest episode is just one more in a number of emerging differences we've seen over
white house confirmed on wednesday obama will attend the annual g-20 conference in st. petersburg this month but he will not meet separately with president putin in moscow. obama concluded the sides between them were too great there was no point to sitting down. something he hinted at the nice before the announcement on jay leno's "the tonight show." >> there were times when they slip back into cold war thinking and cold war mentality. what i consistently say to them and what i...
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obama was made to see the ghost of the white house future. it was mitt romney and he didn't like what he saw. there was a sense that he had missed the out on a negative future and no doubt that obama and his team were confident. they had a very, very obviously effective ground operation. there was not a sense inside chicago that this was in the bag. that was in contrast to what was going on with romney where these guys did believe their numbers and had a sense up until the last moment that mitt romney was going to be president of the united states. >> you are giving me nightmares sketching out that future that we would have had. you really give details to those agonizingly long wait for romney to concede. tell us the story, please. >> this was just like eating bon bones. jonathan reported the boston stuff with romney and i did the chicago stuff. there were two amazingly parallel scenes. in chicago, staffers walked into the suite. the presidential suite where president obama was with his family. they walked into this vision of valerie jarrett
obama was made to see the ghost of the white house future. it was mitt romney and he didn't like what he saw. there was a sense that he had missed the out on a negative future and no doubt that obama and his team were confident. they had a very, very obviously effective ground operation. there was not a sense inside chicago that this was in the bag. that was in contrast to what was going on with romney where these guys did believe their numbers and had a sense up until the last moment that mitt...
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there is that politico report saying he is sort of exerting himself perhaps more than the obama white house thought he would given the fact that he is determining his own itinerary. we have long discussed this so-called pivot to asia. john kerry is not starting in asia, but is, of course, starting across the atlantic. >> well, he gave a major speech last week at the university of virginia, so he is following, among other people, thomas jefferson as secretary of state. you know, look, i think not only given the challenging agenda you outlined, but we have a potential close and potentially stalemated election in italy that profoundly affects our economy. trade legislation -- trade agreement with europe and the future of the euro zone are major issues in terms of u.s.-european relations. there's a lot to work with as the secretary makes his maiden voyage. i'm not surprised that given that hillary went to asia for her first trip that john kerry does some rebalancing in terms of returning focus to europe. >> there is a lot of talk about secretary clinton and her many accomplishments while
there is that politico report saying he is sort of exerting himself perhaps more than the obama white house thought he would given the fact that he is determining his own itinerary. we have long discussed this so-called pivot to asia. john kerry is not starting in asia, but is, of course, starting across the atlantic. >> well, he gave a major speech last week at the university of virginia, so he is following, among other people, thomas jefferson as secretary of state. you know, look, i...
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. >>> plus, jonathan alter's inside account of the obama white house and the 2012 election. just how close did america come to electing mitt romney president? >>> finally, let me finish with how these recent charges against the president have missed the mark totally. this is "hardball." >>> senator frank lautenberg of new jersey has died now this morning. the five-term senator was first elected in 1982 after a successful business career. i'd say. lautenberg, the last world war ii veteran to serve in the u.s. senate will be remembered for his liberal voting record, for banning smoking on airplanes, for getting the drinking age raised to 21, and for championing mass transit. in 2004, he famously took on dick cheney for being, quote, the lead chicken hawk after cheney criticized john kerry. now new jersey's governor chris christie must name a replacement. the special election will be held to fill the remainder of lautenberg's term which is at the end of 2014. we'll be right back. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just...
. >>> plus, jonathan alter's inside account of the obama white house and the 2012 election. just how close did america come to electing mitt romney president? >>> finally, let me finish with how these recent charges against the president have missed the mark totally. this is "hardball." >>> senator frank lautenberg of new jersey has died now this morning. the five-term senator was first elected in 1982 after a successful business career. i'd say. lautenberg,...
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the white house remains under fire because of president obama's promise that if americans liked their health insurance plan, they could keep it. but according to the associated press, at least 3.5 million americans have already been issued cancellation notices from their health insurance provid s providers. that number is likely to go up as data from half the states still remains unavailable. and there is a report white house officials debated the health care pledge back in 2009 in the likelihood that every american would in fact be able to keep their coverage. yesterday former white house adviser david axelrod defendeded the president on "meet the press". >> why did not you or somebody else say to him, mr. president, don't say no matter what you're going to keep your health care plan? was that bad practice? >> hindsight is 20/20. >> that's why you're there. >> the vast majority of americans, that statement will hold true for. for this small group, it hasn't. but the calamitous thing is that the website wasn't up because many of those people who have to transition will get better insu
the white house remains under fire because of president obama's promise that if americans liked their health insurance plan, they could keep it. but according to the associated press, at least 3.5 million americans have already been issued cancellation notices from their health insurance provid s providers. that number is likely to go up as data from half the states still remains unavailable. and there is a report white house officials debated the health care pledge back in 2009 in the...
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nobody outside of the obama white house prefers larry summers. it's not clear he'll be good at managing the open market committee on the fed. people talk about the fed chair as being tremendously powerful but the fed chair's decisions have to be ratified by the whole board. he needs to build consensus among them. summers has a fraught record. i think he's done impressive things in his career but it's a time you need the fed to speak with a unified voice and the president doesn't seem focused on it. >> why does obama apparently want larry summers for this job? does anybody have an answer for that? >> because he knows him personally, trusts him, likes him, and janet yellen is not an obama person. i think he wants to know the fed chair is an obama guy. >> that's the best answer i've got. the diversity problem got worse this week. ♪ [ female announcer ] enter a world of clean inside the only 3 chamber laundry detergent. ♪ now, here you go, let it go ♪ 'cause we're gonna go ♪ go to a place that we never, ever know ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh ♪ 'cause i
nobody outside of the obama white house prefers larry summers. it's not clear he'll be good at managing the open market committee on the fed. people talk about the fed chair as being tremendously powerful but the fed chair's decisions have to be ratified by the whole board. he needs to build consensus among them. summers has a fraught record. i think he's done impressive things in his career but it's a time you need the fed to speak with a unified voice and the president doesn't seem focused on...
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the white house tells us that president obama is working on that speech. analysts say he'd be smart not to make it a partisan speech, sort of keep it down the middle. >> all right. traci potts in washington, thank you. msnbc will have wall-to-wall coverage of president obama's second inauguration on monday beginning with a special edition of "morning joe" live from washington, d.c. >>> here's your first look at this morning's scrambled dish of politics. house republicans are holding a retreat in williamsburg, virginia. the gop is focusing on a number of key areas, one of them being how to reach out to minority voters. this particular session is being held in a room named for a wealthy 18th century slave owner. probably not the best choice. >>> president obama's political organization will now become a tax exempt group to support his second-term agenda. obama for america will relaunch on sunday after he takes the official oath of office. wax statues of president obama and the first lady got an updated look, including more grey hair for the president. the wa
the white house tells us that president obama is working on that speech. analysts say he'd be smart not to make it a partisan speech, sort of keep it down the middle. >> all right. traci potts in washington, thank you. msnbc will have wall-to-wall coverage of president obama's second inauguration on monday beginning with a special edition of "morning joe" live from washington, d.c. >>> here's your first look at this morning's scrambled dish of politics. house...
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i think that for people especially in the obama white house who have been so careful with their messaging, the obama white house are always on background, never on the record, when they have this chance getting out of this -- gegt out of the white house to say what they want, respond to critics immediately and do it without any editor, it's very tempting. i'm not too surprised at how this has panned out. >> the her medic seal is ripped off. thank you all. >> thank you. >> don't tweet anything bad about me after you get off the air. >>> now we want to go back to the president's trip to colorado today. his push for federal gun control measures, joining the conversation sheila jackson lee. congresswoman, it's great to have you here. as we started off the hour talking about, is this a little too little too late to see the president reinvigorate the push for what we know is almost a lifeless issue going on in washington, d.c., right now with the stalemate that exists? however, colorado is a place where some gun violence measures have been implemented, as we look at this new bill that has been
i think that for people especially in the obama white house who have been so careful with their messaging, the obama white house are always on background, never on the record, when they have this chance getting out of this -- gegt out of the white house to say what they want, respond to critics immediately and do it without any editor, it's very tempting. i'm not too surprised at how this has panned out. >> the her medic seal is ripped off. thank you all. >> thank you. >>...
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john boehner saying that this is lower level than the obama white house projected. not impressed, it seems with what we're seeing. >> he went on to say there's way too much public debt and we have to do something about it which strikes me if there's always a caveat to good news, there's no good news. he could have said the rate dropped but a civil war in syria and high childhood obesity. it's all true but there's very steady, very appreciable improvement in the u.s. employment picture and i think a few months ago where there's doubt about that, you remember the famous line of jack wol much before the election it's all cooked to help the election. clearly it's not the case. >> i'm interested in the job growth. millions of people out of work and wondering where can i get in on the game if the game is improving. business services, 73%. >> 73,000. >> excuse me. 73,000. construction, 48,000. health care, 32,000. retail sales, 24,000. government, 10,000. that is interesting number with the government given what we're seeing now. >> yeah. i would say government will contin
john boehner saying that this is lower level than the obama white house projected. not impressed, it seems with what we're seeing. >> he went on to say there's way too much public debt and we have to do something about it which strikes me if there's always a caveat to good news, there's no good news. he could have said the rate dropped but a civil war in syria and high childhood obesity. it's all true but there's very steady, very appreciable improvement in the u.s. employment picture and...
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what astonishes me and so ironic that an organization, namely the obama white house, that got to where it was because of its incredible skill at social media and the web totally blew the web and socialial media aspects of the biggest program of the obama era. it's mind boggling. jim mess inna running the campaign in chicago never would have let this happen in the campaign, why is it happening in the government? that's a serious, serious question. >> shouldn't be working for david cameron. >> the government had unlimited amounts of money to get experts to make sure it's done right in the way the obama camp was. >> we are talking about 26, i believe it is, states that ott opted out of running their own exchanges. the federal government did not think they were going to have to step in. the funding set up for this stuff was in large part stripped. these are the chickens, governor, coming home to roost. i'm no tech experts but i've paid one, talking about a website that that ha to interface with social security, irs, insurers themselves. this is a very, very complicated thing. politically t
what astonishes me and so ironic that an organization, namely the obama white house, that got to where it was because of its incredible skill at social media and the web totally blew the web and socialial media aspects of the biggest program of the obama era. it's mind boggling. jim mess inna running the campaign in chicago never would have let this happen in the campaign, why is it happening in the government? that's a serious, serious question. >> shouldn't be working for david cameron....
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paula page told republicans president obama hates white people. that's according to two state lawmakers who spoke with the portland press herald. no stranger to outlandish remarks made in terrible taste while running for governor in 2010, he said this -- >> as your governor, you're going to be seeing a lot of me on the front page saying, governor page tells obama to go to hell. >> they elected that man. we reached out to his office for comment. his communications director responded i will get back to you if we have anything. after the break, a new list ranks the richest members of congress. and guess who's the new king of the hill? hint. car security is a good business to be in. we will reveal congress' very own 1%, next. [ male announcer ] if she keeps serving up sneezes... [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my d
paula page told republicans president obama hates white people. that's according to two state lawmakers who spoke with the portland press herald. no stranger to outlandish remarks made in terrible taste while running for governor in 2010, he said this -- >> as your governor, you're going to be seeing a lot of me on the front page saying, governor page tells obama to go to hell. >> they elected that man. we reached out to his office for comment. his communications director responded...
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they were just meeting with the obama white house today going over what they are very worried about regarding this website. but they do have some time. they don't have a whole lot of time, but they do have some time. the white house has circled that november 30th date on its calendar. i think the entire political world, journalists, politicians, everyone else is going to be able to see if they make that time, if they make it by november 30th, there's not going to be a big problem. if all of the sudden there are problems that come along after november 30th, then i do think that we end up getting to a situation where this becomes a much bigger political problem. >> one of the biggest, most interesting numbers out of the poll for me was that 50% think that we are likely to have another shutdown. i think that number needs a lot of unpacking. who are these folks? are they folks from the far right who want another shutdown, folks from the left who are afraid of another shutdown? are they folks saying they're angry that washington is moving this direction? are they folks who are saying they are numb
they were just meeting with the obama white house today going over what they are very worried about regarding this website. but they do have some time. they don't have a whole lot of time, but they do have some time. the white house has circled that november 30th date on its calendar. i think the entire political world, journalists, politicians, everyone else is going to be able to see if they make that time, if they make it by november 30th, there's not going to be a big problem. if all of the...
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as president obama gets ready to address the world's press. but first, the white house soup of the day. my all-time favorite. i call it the carvelle. also known as the ragin cajun gumbo. who gets the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! [ chuckles ] wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-906-8500 now. [ dennis ] zach really loves his new camera. problem is...this isn't zach. it's a friend of a friend who was at zach's party and stole his camera. but zach's got it covered... with allstate renters insurance. [ female announcer ] protect your valuables for as low as $4 a month when you add renters insurance to your allstate auto policy. call 866-906-8500 now. what are you doing? we're switching car insurance. why? because these guys are the cheapest. why? good question. because a cut-rate price could mean cut-rate protection. you should listen to this guy. [ female announcer ] with
as president obama gets ready to address the world's press. but first, the white house soup of the day. my all-time favorite. i call it the carvelle. also known as the ragin cajun gumbo. who gets the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! [ chuckles ] wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-906-8500 now. [ dennis ] zach really loves...
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for the first time since it launched, the white house is using michelle obama to help sell it. first ladies don't normally get involved in policy issues. why is she getting involved now and will it be effective? >> first of all, when you said what you just said about first ladies not getting involved in policy issues, you probably would exclude hillary rodham clinton from that list. >> good point. historically speaking. >> as a matter of fact, i'm among the people who feels like michelle obama should get involved in every policy issue. she's whip smart. she's harvard educated. she's the one who basically hired barack obama in the law firm she was working in. and perhaps when we're talking about another former first lady who is considering a run for presidency, maybe we should put in the mix michelle obama. >> that's an interesting thought. >> that should get people crazed. >> hillary versus obama again. so wednesday the fed announced that they will be rolling back the stimulus. do you think that that is a sign the stimulus enacted in 2000 # ultimately worked or not? >> well, th
for the first time since it launched, the white house is using michelle obama to help sell it. first ladies don't normally get involved in policy issues. why is she getting involved now and will it be effective? >> first of all, when you said what you just said about first ladies not getting involved in policy issues, you probably would exclude hillary rodham clinton from that list. >> good point. historically speaking. >> as a matter of fact, i'm among the people who feels...
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. >>> plus, jonathan alter's inside account of the obama white house and the 2012 election. just how close did america come to electing mitt romney president? >>> finally, let me finish with how these recent charges against the president have missed the mark totally. this is "hardball." you know wha? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ i don'without goingcisions to angie's list first. if you don't have something important to say? you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >>> senator frank lautenberg of new jersey has died now this morning. the five-term senator was first elected in 1982 after a successful business career. i'd say. lautenberg, the
. >>> plus, jonathan alter's inside account of the obama white house and the 2012 election. just how close did america come to electing mitt romney president? >>> finally, let me finish with how these recent charges against the president have missed the mark totally. this is "hardball." you know wha? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel....
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a meeting is set for later this morning at the white house between president obama and congressional leaders, but it might be too little, too late. lawmakers have so far not acted, and it prompted a rare public outcry in the senate. >> rise up, oh, god, and save us from ourselves. pour your wisdom upon our lawmakers so that they will do your will. >> nbc's tracie potts joins now from washington. tracie, good morning to you. what do you have to say about reverend barry black there? >> reporter: well, it's kind of interesting when you take a look at what's going on and the fact we've seen these public polls where they seem to echo that same sentiment. now today the white house saying the number one purpose of this meeting is to try to avoid these cuts, but as you noted, it may be too late. >> we're not going to walk away from the only chance of getting spending under control around here. >> reporter: but they did, literally. the house is gone this morning. that means virtually zero chance of any last-minute deal to avoid these cuts. >> i'll be here -- >> reporter: top leaders meet with
a meeting is set for later this morning at the white house between president obama and congressional leaders, but it might be too little, too late. lawmakers have so far not acted, and it prompted a rare public outcry in the senate. >> rise up, oh, god, and save us from ourselves. pour your wisdom upon our lawmakers so that they will do your will. >> nbc's tracie potts joins now from washington. tracie, good morning to you. what do you have to say about reverend barry black there?...
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right now the first lady, michelle obama is addressing governors at the white house. later this hour, the president and vice president will take their turn addressing that crowd. the president expected to talk mainly about the sequester and the white house and congress have until the end of the week to stop the $85 billion in cuts that will take folk friday, march 1. the administration amping up the pressure by releasing state by state details what those cuts would mean. in virginia, loss of $146 million in army based operational funding. in california, an $87.6 million cutting in primary and secondary schools. texas, 2.2 million less in assistance for the unemployed. >> biggest concern for many governors is the effect on the economy. you know, lot of us feel as though the economy is starting to come back and right at the time where we would like to see it accelerate, this could really put a lamb on the brakes. >> very fact that we have a sequester represents some kind of major failure in governance. >> also today, members of the president's cabinet are firing back ag
right now the first lady, michelle obama is addressing governors at the white house. later this hour, the president and vice president will take their turn addressing that crowd. the president expected to talk mainly about the sequester and the white house and congress have until the end of the week to stop the $85 billion in cuts that will take folk friday, march 1. the administration amping up the pressure by releasing state by state details what those cuts would mean. in virginia, loss of...
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. >> i think first things first for the obama white house. they want to get people signed up. they want to get a gathering sense of confidence that the law will actually work. he needs his own troops to do that. i think there's been some sterling examples of democrats really diving down in a place like kentucky, a southern state where the democratic governor felt he had no choice given the poverty of the state and number of people who need medicaid, et cetera, et cetera. nobody accused of steve bashir as being a washington base the leftist conspiracy or. an old fashioned kentucky politician who has gotten to work. he feels he could use any help he can get from groups elsewhere around the country. >> howard, you see people are diving down and getting into it in kentucky. you make me think about good old sec football and the republicans are like a football team with no offense and only a defense. they just keep trying to stop and never want to advance the ball. they have no strategies but they do have multiple defensive strategies. the repeal movement is now dead. the attack the
. >> i think first things first for the obama white house. they want to get people signed up. they want to get a gathering sense of confidence that the law will actually work. he needs his own troops to do that. i think there's been some sterling examples of democrats really diving down in a place like kentucky, a southern state where the democratic governor felt he had no choice given the poverty of the state and number of people who need medicaid, et cetera, et cetera. nobody accused of...
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after agreeing to the cuts, the obama white house can't agree on how to reduce the deficit to raise the debt limit by that much. that's why they came up with the sequester idea. at the root was a fundamental miscalculation. the miscalculation that both sides at the time believe was that there was a majority of republican who is were not going to let the defense cuts hit because that was the one piece of spending that they were for and politically could sell and defend. that turned out to be incorrect. after the election when negotiations over the debt ceiling were happening, the president won and lost the incentive on republican terms. the white house made an incorrect assumption that republicans would save and negotiated a limited deal with the expiring tax cuts. lending the sequester and increasing the debt ceiling later. again, it was a miscalculation. the escape act that saved the day during the fiscal cliff fight is not there right now. here's why. one of the congressional bodies that democrats control, republicans cannot cut a deal because the top two democrats can't cut a deal. l
after agreeing to the cuts, the obama white house can't agree on how to reduce the deficit to raise the debt limit by that much. that's why they came up with the sequester idea. at the root was a fundamental miscalculation. the miscalculation that both sides at the time believe was that there was a majority of republican who is were not going to let the defense cuts hit because that was the one piece of spending that they were for and politically could sell and defend. that turned out to be...
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the white house saying it will not delay the individual mandate because of the problems with the obama care website but now senator marco rubio is introducing a bill that would do just that. >> i think every week that goes by, it becomes apparent that the problems inherent in the way this website operates are very significant. all i'm calling for is a delay on that requirement until the general accounting office of the united states certifies that the website is up and working and functioning and has been functioning for six consecutive months. >> and we're hearing more about those issues leading up to the disastrous rollout. the associated press, builders of obama's health website saw red flags. then there's the "washington post" reporting just days before the launch during a test that the site crashed when a few hundred people tried to use that site at the same time. and when the site launched on october 1st, the first problem starting right after midnight when 2,000 people tried to log on and the site locked up again. surrounded by people who already enrolled in obama care, the pres
the white house saying it will not delay the individual mandate because of the problems with the obama care website but now senator marco rubio is introducing a bill that would do just that. >> i think every week that goes by, it becomes apparent that the problems inherent in the way this website operates are very significant. all i'm calling for is a delay on that requirement until the general accounting office of the united states certifies that the website is up and working and...
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president obama and his statement from the white house yesterday he was surrounded by police and firefighters, those first responders would be subject to cuts, schools would be subject to cuts, an array of government services that people have come to rely on will be faced with cuts. >>> switching gears to vice president joe biden, he made news during a facebook town hall where he urged people to, quote, buy a shotgun. >> not exactly the message that the white house wants to send. what he was trying to say, folks don't need a military-style assault weapon, what he was trying to say, keep it simple, folks, but again, not exactly the white house wanted. >>> a new report linking the chinese military to cyber attacks on u.s. military. how will this affect relations moving forward. >> it's not going to help. the white house is taking the threat very seriously. this highlights something that the obama administration earlier this month, the president issued aen executive order for companies to share information on cyber attacks. so, the administration is takes its seriously. with this new news it can
president obama and his statement from the white house yesterday he was surrounded by police and firefighters, those first responders would be subject to cuts, schools would be subject to cuts, an array of government services that people have come to rely on will be faced with cuts. >>> switching gears to vice president joe biden, he made news during a facebook town hall where he urged people to, quote, buy a shotgun. >> not exactly the message that the white house wants to send....
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listen to what obama said to tech executives at the white house. among them, netflix's ceo. >> i wish things were that ruthlessly taken. that's true. i was looking at kevin spacey, man this guy is getting a lot of stuff done. >> and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." and joining me now for our first look at politics is "washington post" reporter ed o'keefe. he joins us from washington. good morning, ed. >> good morning. >> so let's start with these congressional retirements that we just reported on. as we mentioned, they're more likely to favor democrats. but how significant of a factor do you think there will be in helping democrats to overcome a 17-seat deficit to retake the house? >> in both cases, there's a chance the democrats could pick up the seats in iowa and virginia. but really what the retirement signal is that folks that have been in congress now for, you know, more than ten years, risen through the ranks don't really see incentive to stick around anymore. latham and wolf used to work for the house appropriations commit
listen to what obama said to tech executives at the white house. among them, netflix's ceo. >> i wish things were that ruthlessly taken. that's true. i was looking at kevin spacey, man this guy is getting a lot of stuff done. >> and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." and joining me now for our first look at politics is "washington post" reporter ed o'keefe. he joins us from washington. good morning, ed. >> good morning. >> so let's...
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house with president obama. so marco rubio had a delicate dance supporting reform. and he doesn't want to get too close to president obama. >> and the fact that mccain and graham are talking with the president, as well, on sequester. we know there are no meetings on tap for mcconnell or boehner. what do we make of that, mark? >> they don't want to see the defense cuts go in to effect. it was always thought that these looming defense cuts would be the ones that would force republicans to the negotiating table. that's true for folks like john mccain and lindsay graham but not for other republicans. seeing president obama bring in someone like a john mccain or lindsay graham to support this when it comes to the senate trying to avert the sequester and see if the senate can pass something and then you'll end up trying to see if the house can do the same. >> thank you very much. we'll have more on that meeting tomorrow to see the afternoon math of it all. >>> coming up, manty toe back in the news. there's new reports
house with president obama. so marco rubio had a delicate dance supporting reform. and he doesn't want to get too close to president obama. >> and the fact that mccain and graham are talking with the president, as well, on sequester. we know there are no meetings on tap for mcconnell or boehner. what do we make of that, mark? >> they don't want to see the defense cuts go in to effect. it was always thought that these looming defense cuts would be the ones that would force...
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hosted mothers of gun violence victims at the white house. the president urged the country not to forget the tragedy at sandy hook while repeating his promise to fight to reduce gun violence. nbc's danielle lee has more now from washington. danielle, good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. supporters of gun reform hope more than 100 events yesterday will energize the nation. but here on capitol hill, lawmakers, even democrats, remain a tough sell on the issue. parents of the newtown shooting victims struggle to digest new details released by investigators about the shooter, adam lanza. documents revealing he fired more than 150 bullets inside sandy hook elementary in under five minutes. his deadliest weapon, according to the state's attorney, a bushmaster semi-automatic rifle and ten 30-round magazines. nicole hochuli lost her son. >> every piece of new information is painful, because it brings us back to december 14th. >> reporter: but even in newtown, there's not agreement over gun reform. yesterday, protesters for and against strict
hosted mothers of gun violence victims at the white house. the president urged the country not to forget the tragedy at sandy hook while repeating his promise to fight to reduce gun violence. nbc's danielle lee has more now from washington. danielle, good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. supporters of gun reform hope more than 100 events yesterday will energize the nation. but here on capitol hill, lawmakers, even democrats, remain a tough sell on the issue. parents of the...
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white house and i want to talk about that regulatory legacy and also about what the fight over the size of government does and doesn't say, because i think if you scratch the thatcher legacy, you learn something very, very interesting about what the fights between the left and right both here and in britain are really about, right after this. >>> martin just talked about deregulation, particularly in the financial sector. the unleashing of the city of london and part of the reagan-thatcher access is this legacy of deregulation and this is something carter started in the late '70s. economies were too regulated, they had to be deregulated and there's an argument that we reaped the rewards of that in the great crash in 2007. as someone who has been doing the daily work of regulation, how to you see that trajectory? >> well, i think the idea that there's regulation and some people love it and there's deregulation and other people love that, that's a disservice to the real issues we face. and i think the best part of reaganism, which really has some continuity across democratic administratio
white house and i want to talk about that regulatory legacy and also about what the fight over the size of government does and doesn't say, because i think if you scratch the thatcher legacy, you learn something very, very interesting about what the fights between the left and right both here and in britain are really about, right after this. >>> martin just talked about deregulation, particularly in the financial sector. the unleashing of the city of london and part of the...
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what does this mean for the obama white house in the second term? these folks have been through the ringer a few times. not like dick morris type of changes. what does this mane for the obama white house? >> these are all people that the president trusts. they have been with him for a while. denis mcdonough is a key national security adviser, dan pfeiffer has been with the president since the campaign. jen palmieri is a very well-respected communications strategist around here. i think, really, it's an opportunity, again, that the president made clear in his inauguration speech, he really wants washington to act more. and i think he's got the people around him to help make that a reality. but they're trusted folks, they're talented, and i don't think -- i think he's going to be well served by them. >> david, i want to get into these fiscal triple threat that we have here, which kelly can speak to quite a lot. the first seems to have been avoided with the debt limit, which is now delayed until may. >> avoided for the time. >> for the time. up next we
what does this mean for the obama white house in the second term? these folks have been through the ringer a few times. not like dick morris type of changes. what does this mane for the obama white house? >> these are all people that the president trusts. they have been with him for a while. denis mcdonough is a key national security adviser, dan pfeiffer has been with the president since the campaign. jen palmieri is a very well-respected communications strategist around here. i think,...
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house reporting from dexter filkins shows what this pressure looks and feels like inside the obama white house. quote, the pressures on us to intervene now are enormous, senior white house official said, but the day after you do something, the pressure is going the other direction. in libya, the day after we intervened, all the pressure went from why aren't you intervening to what did you just do? that sentiment perfectly encapsulates what is so dangerous and worrying and frankly scary about what is happening in syria right now. the effect of everything that developed around that conflict in last few weeks and especially in just these last few days has been more pressure on the united states to take action there, to do something. that pressure is coming precisely the moment the war on syria seems likeliest to spread. when it is becoming less and less clear what could even be accomplished with increased u.s. involvement. a driving force behind the drumbeat to war in this country is the reported use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime against civilians. the so-called red line that pre
house reporting from dexter filkins shows what this pressure looks and feels like inside the obama white house. quote, the pressures on us to intervene now are enormous, senior white house official said, but the day after you do something, the pressure is going the other direction. in libya, the day after we intervened, all the pressure went from why aren't you intervening to what did you just do? that sentiment perfectly encapsulates what is so dangerous and worrying and frankly scary about...
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speaking of president obama, it's commencement speech season. he offers advice to college graduates over the weekend as his team goes on the offensive on the sunday talk show circuit. the new message coming from the white house and the response from his critics. >> we were almost right under the tornado at this point. we can hear the roar. we can still see in contact with the ground farther off to the northeast. >> an amazing path of destruction cleaning up after another run of powerful tornadoes. the midwest braces for another round of storms. >>> and buying back into relevance. the deal yahoo hopes will bring back the glory days and what it means for users of the popular blogging service tumblr. you got it. it's monday and it is "way too early". >>> it
speaking of president obama, it's commencement speech season. he offers advice to college graduates over the weekend as his team goes on the offensive on the sunday talk show circuit. the new message coming from the white house and the response from his critics. >> we were almost right under the tornado at this point. we can hear the roar. we can still see in contact with the ground farther off to the northeast. >> an amazing path of destruction cleaning up after another run of...
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i can't tell you how disappointed i am with obama? he backed off after congress put up some resistance. he could have used executive power to have done nor and everything. then they threw greg craig, the white house counsel on this, under the bus. and you have too many people who had been in government before and said, well, you have to focus on this. he was different. we hoped he would be different. well, you have to work on health care. >> we are going to stay on the issue. although he has constraints, there are things he can do. i want to talk about what he can do when we come back. ♪ living in america [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, ot
i can't tell you how disappointed i am with obama? he backed off after congress put up some resistance. he could have used executive power to have done nor and everything. then they threw greg craig, the white house counsel on this, under the bus. and you have too many people who had been in government before and said, well, you have to focus on this. he was different. we hoped he would be different. well, you have to work on health care. >> we are going to stay on the issue. although he...
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maybe it can be used for next year's white house christmas card. >>> and the buzz at the white house today was president obama being bothered by a fly during his news conference to announce two top financial regular la tore nominees. the fly darted around the president eye head and at one point landed right in the middle of his forehead. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> that was a good photo. the weather story obviously will cause a lot of headics for people as you drive this morning and later came. first, it's cold once again as advertised. so this is a light fluffy snow. to the south we have to deal with freezing rain and ice. the windchill, it's dangerous outside today at the bus stop or heading outside for any extended period of time from albany to boston northwards. also still pretty cold, windchills in the northern plains. so now for the though and ice and in some cases a little bit of freezing rain. we're looking at the freezing rain potential, areas of pink. so extreme northeast corner of arkansas and then a good chunk of northern alabama, northern georgia,
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>> the obama white house needs to decide what it cares about most in the world. what is highest on its strategic priority list. is that iran and getting iran off its nuclear weapons course? if that's the case, then it needs to pay a price to china and a price to russia to get its support. those will be back doors that will enable iran to ease up on a lot of the pressure. is the highest priority syria? in that case, you'll walk away to some degree to the other issues. we don't have that sort of strategic map from the white house. if they're jumping in, all on one side of a syrian civil war, then we run the risk of giving china and russia an incredible amount of latitude to basically face off with us on any number of other issues. the snowden controversy with china is in part part of that because, obviously, we're challenging the chinese in many of their firms and not allowing them to buy firms or invest in the united states because of fear of their hacking and spying on u.s. firms. so, all of this becomes coordinated. what's missing is a picture and depiction by t
>> the obama white house needs to decide what it cares about most in the world. what is highest on its strategic priority list. is that iran and getting iran off its nuclear weapons course? if that's the case, then it needs to pay a price to china and a price to russia to get its support. those will be back doors that will enable iran to ease up on a lot of the pressure. is the highest priority syria? in that case, you'll walk away to some degree to the other issues. we don't have that...
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so how did the white house handle it or not? joining me now, white house correspondent and columnist for the new york and ann gearen, diplomatic correspondent for "the washington post." welcome, both. mark, you've been writing about this encounter. we asked rouhani about it this morning at our press conversation. he said, well, you have to take one step at a time. i have no reason not to shake hands with president obama, but we didn't have enough time to arrange it all. the white house was really leaning forward leaving open that possibility, mark. how do you think this comes out? >> well, you know, i think that the white house in the wake of the handshake has tried to put the best possible face on it. what they're saying is that this shows that president rouhani is a pretty skilled political operator. shaking the president's hand might have looked good to an international audience, but it might also have gotten him into trouble with hardline elements back home, particularly after several weeks in which he'd made a series of hav
so how did the white house handle it or not? joining me now, white house correspondent and columnist for the new york and ann gearen, diplomatic correspondent for "the washington post." welcome, both. mark, you've been writing about this encounter. we asked rouhani about it this morning at our press conversation. he said, well, you have to take one step at a time. i have no reason not to shake hands with president obama, but we didn't have enough time to arrange it all. the white...
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that is not something lindsey graham usually says about anything relating to the obama white house. >> true. you know, in addition to the media needing to play the role of accountability, we can extend that through congress. congress has a role in oversight there, and far too often -- they are advocating that responsibility of the president, and i think that's a real problem. i'm heartened that the ooc memo laying out the legal just fekz for the drone program is going to be reviewed by the intelligence committees, but i think more probably needs to be done. i have a question for david wood. first of all, david, huge fan of your writing. >> have you guys met? >> never met him. don't know him. just a huge fan. let me ask you, again, back to the operational aspects of the drone program, what do we know about how -- who has to check off the boxes to say this person is, indeed, a member of al qaeda or related to al qaeda, is indeed an imminent threat? who is the person that has to make those determinations? is it clear he is not the president. that goes to the final tally, but who down the
that is not something lindsey graham usually says about anything relating to the obama white house. >> true. you know, in addition to the media needing to play the role of accountability, we can extend that through congress. congress has a role in oversight there, and far too often -- they are advocating that responsibility of the president, and i think that's a real problem. i'm heartened that the ooc memo laying out the legal just fekz for the drone program is going to be reviewed by...
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let's bring in the friday gaggle, former obama white house hispanic media director luis miranda and jackie is you sin itch and chuck todd's cousin brad todd. let's start out with the issue of immigration. obviously the president is trying to make a pivot to this point right off the bat. is this achievable or being done for the political gains. a lot of them said if they don't get a deal, they will go after the gop. >> this is definitely achievable. there is never so much bipartisan support. they talk about labor and business being on the same page. there is no reason for immigration not to move forward. i think that boehner hopefully has given himself a little bit of space by standing strong with the conservatives to be able to carve something out to make it work. >> from a republican perspective, it's a party that needs to embrace or a run the race of texas being purple that would end any presidential aspirations in the long-term. what should they do moving forward on the issue? >> the president's speech reminded me how much he is like ted cruz. they both believe they can levitate lead if
let's bring in the friday gaggle, former obama white house hispanic media director luis miranda and jackie is you sin itch and chuck todd's cousin brad todd. let's start out with the issue of immigration. obviously the president is trying to make a pivot to this point right off the bat. is this achievable or being done for the political gains. a lot of them said if they don't get a deal, they will go after the gop. >> this is definitely achievable. there is never so much bipartisan...
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last month when president obama unveiled his proposed gun reforms at the white house, one thing he asked congress to do was confirm the nominee to run atf, a man named todd jones who has been acting as deputy director of the atf for five years. president obama asked congress to stop hindering law enforcement, and he called congress out for allowing anybody to be confirmed as director of the atf for six years now. this week we got news that even that part of what president obama confirmed on guns, even just asking the director of the law enforcement agency that is concerned with federal gun laws, yeah, republicans in congress may just oppose that too. they don't want anybody running that after six years. republicans increasingly make the case that we should not have any knew gun laws, even after sandy hook because we do not need new gun laws, what we need is better enforcement of the laws we have. we don't do a good job of enforcing for gun laws we have. they have made that case over and over again, they made it again at the public hearings. at the same time the continued unwillingness to
last month when president obama unveiled his proposed gun reforms at the white house, one thing he asked congress to do was confirm the nominee to run atf, a man named todd jones who has been acting as deputy director of the atf for five years. president obama asked congress to stop hindering law enforcement, and he called congress out for allowing anybody to be confirmed as director of the atf for six years now. this week we got news that even that part of what president obama confirmed on...
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essentially it's the remnant of obama's white coalition in the new 2008 democratic primary. but, please, it is not nearly -- there is not nearly the amount of clinton fatigue evident in these poll numbers as you saw for clinton's poll numbers six years ago. but for christie, it's a much different story. just 32% of republicans are ready to sign onto a christie candidacy. he particularly struggles, scoring even lower than that 32% among men, 18- to 29-year-olds ago, the rand paul crowd, christie only at 15%. upper-income republicans and republicans in the south and the west. in some ways the clinton/christie matchup look like the obama/romney 2012 matchup or any generic r versus a generic d in a presidential contest. christie leads among whites, senior, and rich people. clinton leads with everybody else -- african-americans, americans 18 to 29 lashgs tinos. you get the picture. but showing how formidable she is at this early point, she leads pretty much everywhere else. every region of the country and among voters the president lost. she even leads christie among men as well
essentially it's the remnant of obama's white coalition in the new 2008 democratic primary. but, please, it is not nearly -- there is not nearly the amount of clinton fatigue evident in these poll numbers as you saw for clinton's poll numbers six years ago. but for christie, it's a much different story. just 32% of republicans are ready to sign onto a christie candidacy. he particularly struggles, scoring even lower than that 32% among men, 18- to 29-year-olds ago, the rand paul crowd, christie...
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thousands have already signed a white house petition asking the obama administration to declare each monday after the super bowl an official day off. i think we can all use that. >>> migraine sufferers, listen up. specially new coated glasses block wave lengths of light. most migraine sufferers are sensitive to light. the frames and lenses could be helpful to pregnant women and children who can't take most migraine medicines. >>> straight ahead, police are searching for maple tree thieves. yeah. i kid you not. >>> plus, tiger woods is around, but it ain't over yet, an ice boat regatta. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. inter
thousands have already signed a white house petition asking the obama administration to declare each monday after the super bowl an official day off. i think we can all use that. >>> migraine sufferers, listen up. specially new coated glasses block wave lengths of light. most migraine sufferers are sensitive to light. the frames and lenses could be helpful to pregnant women and children who can't take most migraine medicines. >>> straight ahead, police are searching for maple...
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but first, the white house soup of the day. it's monday. it's rainy. i would suggest they could have come up with a better rainy day soup, but tomato basil is fine. we'll be right back. at 1:45, the aflac duck was brought in with multiple lacerations to the wing and a fractured beak. surgery was successful, but he will be in a cast until it is fully healed, possibly several months. so, if the duck isn't able to work, how will he pay for his living expenses? aflac. like his rent and car payments? aflac. what about gas and groceries? aflac. cell phone? aflac, but i doubt he'll be using his phone for quite a while cause like i said, he has a fractured beak. [ male announcer ] send the aflac duck a get-well card at getwellduck.com. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to t
but first, the white house soup of the day. it's monday. it's rainy. i would suggest they could have come up with a better rainy day soup, but tomato basil is fine. we'll be right back. at 1:45, the aflac duck was brought in with multiple lacerations to the wing and a fractured beak. surgery was successful, but he will be in a cast until it is fully healed, possibly several months. so, if the duck isn't able to work, how will he pay for his living expenses? aflac. like his rent and car...
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should the obama white house see this as a george w. bush second term moment, a president taking for granted the supporters he cannot afford to lose and the ones he cannot afford have disenchanted with him, or are the parties not the same and do democrats always see their base differently? do democrats really like these punch the hippie moments where they think complaints on the left make them look strong and centrist? it's one or the other. somebody i am darn sure knows which way the white house sees us joins us next. what if you could shrink your pores just by washing your face? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® pore refining cleanser. alpha-hydroxy and exfoliating beads work to clean and tighten pores so they can look half their size. pores...shrink 'em down to size! [ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. neutrogena.® [ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. as soon as you feelon it, try miralax. it works differently than other laxatives. it draws water into your colon to unblock your system naturally. don't wait to feel g
should the obama white house see this as a george w. bush second term moment, a president taking for granted the supporters he cannot afford to lose and the ones he cannot afford have disenchanted with him, or are the parties not the same and do democrats always see their base differently? do democrats really like these punch the hippie moments where they think complaints on the left make them look strong and centrist? it's one or the other. somebody i am darn sure knows which way the white...
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obama's syrian policy raced to the senate floor just before the white house made its announcement. >> the president of the united states better understand that just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground and the balance of power. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting. >>> a packed outdoor deck at a miami sports bar partially collapsed last night sending dozens of people into the shallow waters of biscayne bay. officials say bar customers and rescuers pulled people from the water and divers searched the waters underneath the deck overnight to make sure no one was trapped. 24 people were hospitalized, two in serious condition. authorities say about a hundred people were on the deck at the time watching the miami heat playing game four of the nba finals. >>> a significant ruling from the judge in the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial. the jury will be sequestered. we've learned the jury will last between two to four weeks. during the fourth day of questioning thursday some potential jurors expressed their concern over the charged atmosphere of the
obama's syrian policy raced to the senate floor just before the white house made its announcement. >> the president of the united states better understand that just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground and the balance of power. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting. >>> a packed outdoor deck at a miami sports bar partially collapsed last night sending dozens of people into the shallow waters of biscayne bay. officials say bar customers and...
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race in the obama era where you have a situation in which white -- the republican party has a lock on the south but there's a white majority, but that white majority is much slimmer than other places and they recognize very clearly that if african-american voters in particular mobilize, register and turn out, that their hold on power is very tenuous. >> but this is where the evangelical movement in the south gives us opportunity to actually eat away at the old divisions. because you have people who are black and white showing up at many of these charismatic churches together on sunday. >> you see it right there. you can see the faces, yeah. >> and when i sat with governor bob mcdonnell three years ago, what became clear is that both of us who are people of faith believe in the right to redemption, and that's where we connected. and reverend young, who leads the virginia naacp, you know, his movement very much pushing for this right and so we were able to come together right and left and say we believe in redemption. we may not believe -- we may not have a whole lot of other values in
race in the obama era where you have a situation in which white -- the republican party has a lock on the south but there's a white majority, but that white majority is much slimmer than other places and they recognize very clearly that if african-american voters in particular mobilize, register and turn out, that their hold on power is very tenuous. >> but this is where the evangelical movement in the south gives us opportunity to actually eat away at the old divisions. because you have...
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here's the pr reality for the bn obama white house. one side has been lobbing grenades on a daily basis. to delay the individual mandate. while the other side has been sitting there quietly. that was the case again yesterday when the republican-controlled house took their 38th and 39th votes to eliminate, cut funding to, or scale back the health care law. the house voted to delay the employer mandate. the house also voted 251 to 174 to delay the individual mandate. 22 democrats joined republicans on that one. >> then speaker pelosi said that you have to pass the bill to know what's in it. we know now that the administration has read the bill and they know it will not work. what the president said about the mandate on businesses. but we believe individuals should be treated the same. >> by the way, those 22 democrats we'll get to in a minute, have voted with the republicans on both those bills, they're basically self-selecting themselves as who they bleaelie are the most vulnerable into 2014. here's how jay carney responded to the house
here's the pr reality for the bn obama white house. one side has been lobbing grenades on a daily basis. to delay the individual mandate. while the other side has been sitting there quietly. that was the case again yesterday when the republican-controlled house took their 38th and 39th votes to eliminate, cut funding to, or scale back the health care law. the house voted to delay the employer mandate. the house also voted 251 to 174 to delay the individual mandate. 22 democrats joined...
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the white house says mr. obama called house speaker john boehner and senate leader mitch mcconnell thursday. discussions were described as good, but neither side is reporting progress. hundreds of thousands of americans are looking at layoffs and pay cuts if those cuts take effect. the stalemate has now taken to twitter. late thursday, john boehner's spokesman tweeted, quote, was it balanced when the president got $600 billion in revenue with no spending cuts just last month? well, carney replied saying in part, back in the real world, the president has signed more than $3.5 trillion in deficit reduction. >>> now to a developing story in nevada where the man hunt continues for the driver of a black range rover sport involved in a deadly shootout. three people were killed, including rapper kenneth cherry jr. after an altercation thursday morning. police say the argument led to a car-to-car shooting spree and that several shots were fire from a black range rover and a maserati racing toward a red light. the mas
the white house says mr. obama called house speaker john boehner and senate leader mitch mcconnell thursday. discussions were described as good, but neither side is reporting progress. hundreds of thousands of americans are looking at layoffs and pay cuts if those cuts take effect. the stalemate has now taken to twitter. late thursday, john boehner's spokesman tweeted, quote, was it balanced when the president got $600 billion in revenue with no spending cuts just last month? well, carney...
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white house and i want to talk about that regulatory legacy and also about what the fight over the size of government does and doesn't say, because i think if you scratch the thatcher legacy, you learn something very, very interesting about what the fights between the left and right both here and in britain are really about, right after about. -- after this. you call yourself a suds-maker? i need a new recruit! dawn? you won't last. [ female announcer ] a drop of dawn has active suds that stay stronger longer, so you can clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. yes, it is. how sharp is your business security?o! can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not
white house and i want to talk about that regulatory legacy and also about what the fight over the size of government does and doesn't say, because i think if you scratch the thatcher legacy, you learn something very, very interesting about what the fights between the left and right both here and in britain are really about, right after about. -- after this. you call yourself a suds-maker? i need a new recruit! dawn? you won't last. [ female announcer ] a drop of dawn has active suds that stay...
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the live shot there of the white house. if you are just joining us, i want to say good evening from new york city. this is msnbc special coverage of president obama's address to the nation concerning america's rinse to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. as recently as yesterday morning, president obama was expected in the speech to persuade the american public and members of congress to support his call for an american punitive military strike against the syrian government. since then in the last day. syria has said it will declare its chemical weapons arsenal for the first time ever and will sign on to the international chemical weapons convention. the syrians are pledging for the first time to cooperate in an international effort to declare, hand over and destroy their chemical arsenal thought to be one of the largest in the world. developments change expectations for president obama's remarks. with no advance excerpts leaked to the press, rare for any presidency, particularly for this one. what
the live shot there of the white house. if you are just joining us, i want to say good evening from new york city. this is msnbc special coverage of president obama's address to the nation concerning america's rinse to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. as recently as yesterday morning, president obama was expected in the speech to persuade the american public and members of congress to support his call for an american punitive military strike against the syrian...
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now, white house officials say on tuesday, president obama will travel to las vegas and talk about another big goal for his being second term. immigration reform. analysts say the clock ticking for him to get something done on that issue as well. >> okay. thank you, kristin. >> thanks, alex. >>> a sneak peek on long-awaited super bowl ads. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front
now, white house officials say on tuesday, president obama will travel to las vegas and talk about another big goal for his being second term. immigration reform. analysts say the clock ticking for him to get something done on that issue as well. >> okay. thank you, kristin. >> thanks, alex. >>> a sneak peek on long-awaited super bowl ads. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete...